Welcome to the library

Welcome to the library and congratulations to all new students on your admission! TUAS Library and Information Services helps you with your studies and professional development. The library is near you – you find library services at TUAS campuses as well as online.

Four TUAS campus libraries specialize in subjects taught in degree programmes. The libraries are open on working days. Online library services are available whenever suits you.

You need a library card to borrow

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Pick up your library card from any of the TUAS campus library. You need a valid ID when collecting your library card. You can use library cards issued by other academic libraries as a library card.

Textbooks, journals, ebooks and theses at your disposal

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You find material for studying at the library: textbooks and ebooks, journals, music, films and printed theses. Go to TUAS Finna to check the location and status of the materials you need. Note that loan periods vary according to material types (books, journals etc.)

Most of the new TUAS theses are available in fulltext online at Theseus database. You can search information on both TUAS theses and e-theses completed using TUAS Finna search service.

Besides printed materials TUAS students and staff have access to a wide selection of electronic resources online. You find the licensed electronic resources in TUAS Finna. Online dictionaries, ebooks and other useful material will play a substantial part in your studying. Read more about information seeking and use
Information and Reserch Guides
made by the library.

TUAS students and staff have access to electronic resources on-campus while logged into the TUAS network or at home by logging in. Other library customers have access to most of the electronic resources from TUAS library computers.

Library facilities enhance learning

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Come to your campus library to study or work as a group.

Campus libraries offer studying environments for reading in peace, working online, taking e-exams, working as a group and self-study facilities when the library is closed. Students can top up the print and copy account by purchasing balance at the campus library.

TUAS Library helps and guides in information seeking

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TUAS students learn more about the library services at the library info during orientation days. Library provides info skills training as integrated part of the curricula in degree programmes for students at the Turku University of Applied Sciences.